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Israeli Dhimmis

Reader comment on item: [The Hamas Electoral Victory:] Democracy's Bitter Fruit
in response to reader comment: When Will We Learn Not to Meddle

Submitted by Sidda (United States), Feb 1, 2006 at 09:08

Ianus, your point is well taken. This is how I understand this issue, though. Hamas wants to exterminate Israel because it has the audacity to insist on existing AS A JEWISH STATE in the middle of Dar al Islam.

If the Israelis would consent to give up their rule of the Jewish state, they would be allowed to exist as dhimmis UNDER Islamic law with Hamas running the show.
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